name: Strawberry
flavor_db_name_variants: strawberry
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Strawberry
id: 83
name_scientific: Fragaria X ananassa
description: The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively known as the strawberries). It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit (which is not a botanical berry, but an aggregate accessory fruit) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness. It is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in such prepared foods as preserves, fruit juice, pies, ice creams, milkshakes, and chocolates. Artificial strawberry aroma is also widely used in many industrial food products. As strawberry flavor and fragrance are popular characteristics for consumers,they are used widely in a variety of manufacturing, including foods, beverages, confections, perfumes and cosmetics. Sweetness, fragrance and complex flavor are favorable attributes. In plant breeding and farming, emphasis is placed on sugars, acids, and volatile compounds, which improve the taste and fragrance of a ripe strawberry. Esters, terpenes, and furans are chemical compounds having the strongest relationships to strawberry flavor and fragrance, with a total of 31 volatile compounds significantly correlated to favorable flavor and fragrance [Wikipedia]
itis_id: 24630
wikipedia_id: Strawberry
picture_file_name: 83.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 1497236
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:43:14.000Z
legacy_id: 89
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Berries
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:19.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:15.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3747
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00083